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Largest Arab population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Arab ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 87 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB POPULATIONVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2359,651–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3838,739–

03Guilford County, NCNC562,2343,205–

04Durham County, NCNC347,2402,505–

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181,704–

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731,217–

07New Hanover County, NCNC245,959941–

08Johnston County, NCNC256,448819–

09Wilson County, NCNC81,150794–

10Union County, NCNC267,674792–

11Orange County, NCNC152,498784–

12Pitt County, NCNC182,936620–

13Wayne County, NCNC122,278602–

14Nash County, NCNC99,365597–

15Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725570–

16Onslow County, NCNC217,175516–

17Sampson County, NCNC61,504460–

18Buncombe County, NCNC277,417458–

19Moore County, NCNC110,619391–

20Alamance County, NCNC186,177372–

21Brunswick County, NCNC174,702340–

22Iredell County, NCNC211,798336–

23Harnett County, NCNC150,137297–

24Davie County, NCNC45,855273–

25Gaston County, NCNC246,558273–

26Craven County, NCNC105,025236–

27Pender County, NCNC72,111236–

28Henderson County, NCNC122,375230–

29Burke County, NCNC88,655208–

30Davidson County, NCNC180,182183–

31Rowan County, NCNC155,096173–

32Franklin County, NCNC82,037171–

33Dare County, NCNC38,245169–

34Granville County, NCNC61,421162–

35Rockingham County, NCNC94,195156–

36Haywood County, NCNC63,369126–

37Robeson County, NCNC119,941126–

38Lenoir County, NCNC55,837119–

39Carteret County, NCNC70,469115–

40Hertford County, NCNC19,015110–

41Catawba County, NCNC170,172107–

42Cleveland County, NCNC103,325102–

43Person County, NCNC40,63697–

44Columbus County, NCNC50,48792–

45Wilkes County, NCNC66,23390–

46Lincoln County, NCNC98,65481–

47Vance County, NCNC42,63880–

48Watauga County, NCNC54,78679–

49Jackson County, NCNC45,03975–

50Chatham County, NCNC85,11165–

51Richmond County, NCNC42,04161–

52Lee County, NCNC70,25859–

53Duplin County, NCNC51,57151–

54Halifax County, NCNC46,53451–

55Surry County, NCNC72,28749–

56Graham County, NCNC8,19046–

57Hoke County, NCNC56,93944–

58Macon County, NCNC39,23243–

59Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12143–

60Randolph County, NCNC149,51641–

61Camden County, NCNC11,31540–

62Stokes County, NCNC46,12635–

63Polk County, NCNC20,53334–

64McDowell County, NCNC45,19831–

65Caldwell County, NCNC81,10529–

66Avery County, NCNC18,11028–

67Mitchell County, NCNC15,06228–

68Bladen County, NCNC30,00725–

69Chowan County, NCNC14,08225–

70Scotland County, NCNC33,32225–

71Stanly County, NCNC68,83024–

72Currituck County, NCNC33,15820–

73Bertie County, NCNC17,08619–

74Warren County, NCNC18,89818–

75Pamlico County, NCNC12,75818–

76Anson County, NCNC21,75814–

77Beaufort County, NCNC44,67011–

78Ashe County, NCNC27,51411–

79Northampton County, NCNC16,49111–

80Greene County, NCNC20,70010–

81Hyde County, NCNC4,5546–

82Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2016–

83Yadkin County, NCNC38,3255–

84Caswell County, NCNC22,5635–

85Alexander County, NCNC36,9584–

86Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114–

87Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES